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Lucy Gates Opera Company

 Organization

Biography

The Lucy Gates Opera Company (1915-?) was a regional opera company based out of Utah.

Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, and brother B. Cecil Gates, first made plans to establish their own opera company in 1902. Their plans, however, did not come to fruition until 1915. Lucy worked as the artistic director and stage manager, as well as starrred in the main roles. Her brother was the music director and conductor. They performed some of the biggest operas throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The company ultimately only lasted a few seasons.

Citation:
issuu.com via WWW, March 24, 2020; digital publication of Utah Historical Quaterly, 1996: p. 353.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Emma Lucy Gates Bowen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, concert programs, music scores, and miscellaneous items. Includes correspondence of Bowen when she was in Germany as an opera singer from 1898 to 1914 and later when she was a voice and music teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also included are letters from her husband, Albert E. Bowen from 1897 to 1923 and Lucy's agent, Catherine A. Bowman. Some of the materials relate to the Lucy Gates Opera Company.

Dates: 1896-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Emma Lucy Gates Bowen papers

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